CBP Finds Nearly $24 Million Worth of Methamphetamine in Papaya Shipment From Mexico

Agents found 384 packages of suspected methamphetamine weighing more than 2500 pounds hidden in the trailer.

Several dozen commercial trucks wait to cross the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in Pharr, Texas, on April 13, 2022. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

A shipment of papayas from Mexico contained methamphetamine worth more than $23 million that was seized by officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas.

The illegal drugs were hidden inside a tractor-trailer carrying the papayas, CBP said in a statement on July 9.